'Jap on the Islands' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Jap on the Islands' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II, after the return of General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippine Islands in October, 1944. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese troops on the Philippine Islands. It sympathizes with the Japanese troops, but warns of the upcoming hardships if they do not surrender. It explains that the Americans are humane in their treatment of those that surrender. The leaflet lays out the American victories, as a way to further persuade the Japanese to surrender. The intent of these leaflets was to demoralize Japanese troops by pointing out their weaknesses, with the hope of inducing their surrender. The leaflet is numbered '3J1'. The leaflet is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.

Creator

Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch

Date

1944-1945

Is Part Of

Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_023

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial Coverage

Philippines

Type

Still Image